I Had Gotten a Lead On Some Bottles From

[OsiaBoyce]

Craigs list a few weeks back but had been unable to go look at them till yesterday.

So we're up and outta the house at 9 for a 110 mile mile trip to see what's there. Talking to the owner I knew there was two I wanted, so let's see what else is there.

About 30 miles from the house while meeting an oncoming 18 wheeler Paula and myself see a hawk take off from the side of the road. He's trying to get airborn and the truck is coming [ at a relative slow speed, 25mph or so] he's just about to make it when he hits the air foil on the top of the cab and cartwheels into the hiway. Damn. We get up the road a half mile of so and I ask Paula "Ya wanna go see about that hawk?" "Yes" she says. I do my best Richard Petty and back there in a second or so. Luckily there's no traffic at the second I jump out. He's still alive I think. I put my hat over his head, ya see I had experince w/ dead hawks and owls. When you think they're dead, alot of times they'll come back to life in your hands and will send tallons into and through your hands, no fun cause they want let go.

Anyway the hats over his head, I pick him up, he bites my finger through the hat, not to hard, hell he just got hit by a truck. I put him in the back seat and we're off again. Paula says "What we gonna do w/ him?". "He's riding to Greenville w/ us." I tell her. About a mile or two up the road he really comes to life. Holee crap I gotta get this bird outta the car now.

 

[OsiaBoyce]

Good thing I know people all over the state cause I'm only a mile or so away from my friend Brian. We get in there and figure out a way to get this bird outta the back seat. A towel a pair of gloves and a big box are all ya neeed are all ya need, no sweat.

We're off again, while we're gone Brians gonna find somewhere to take the hawk to get looked after.

Now I don't have pictures of the hawk, ya see the camera was in the backseat under the bird and Paula wouldn't reach back their. Said something about not getting hurt or something. I'm telling her what kick azz pictures it would make and how well they would go w/ a story.........didn't work.

 

[OsiaBoyce]

So after 3 hrs of traveling we get to Mikes house and see his bottles that were his dads. Mike was a real cool young feller who wasn't trying to get rich or rip me off and I thank you for that, and thanks for holding them for me.

See I told ya I was gonna put ya here[]

See them crates, I left hundreds of bottles there.......still for sell in Greenville,S.C..

 

[cowseatmaize]

Birds, you cant trust them. I've seen so many bounce off windows and just lay there, real dead looking but a few minutes later up on their feet, then off they fly.
I did hit a grouse once. It didn't make it but it was tasty.

 

[OsiaBoyce]

Now these are the bottles I got.

OCs and we're not going there..........again.

 

[OsiaBoyce]

Paper lable Hires throwaway and a Dads ndnr. John these have your name all over them. They'll be on my table in Feb., and you know they'll be priced right[].

I don't try to get rich either

 

[OsiaBoyce]

Odd size national brands...I'll keep these. Though not on display.

 

[OsiaBoyce]

A few more. Odd Diet Right it was I thought. The TC will go in my collection, No. SC town listed but I have a matching tax stamp crown for it so it stays.

 

[OsiaBoyce]

As well as the White Lightnings

 

[OsiaBoyce]

The Swanee stays it's from N.C. and I don't have one like this one. The others will be on the table or I will give them to my little friend Tyler.